Support-bracket for display-racks.



M. MAYER. SUPPORT BRACKET FOR DISPLAY RACKS. APPLICATION FILED JULY 16, 1913.

1,082,965, Patented De0.3(),1913.

WIN/E8858 "UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MORITZ MAYER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO MAYER AND LAVENSON COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

SUPPORT-BRACKET FOR DISPLAY-RACKS.

Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

Application filed July 16, 1913. Serial No. 779,233.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Monrrz MAYER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Support-Brackets for Display- Racks, of which the following is a speciiication.

My present invention relates to a bracket for a display rack, which is so constructed as to be locked or latched in position when the display rack is in use for exhibiting cigars, candies or other merchandise of a similar character, commonly placed or packed in boxes, and it may be readily unlocked or unlatched from its position when in use, so as to be free to assume any one of a number of positions when the display rack is not in use, in order to economize space in packing the display racks for storage, shipping or other purposes, as will be hereinafter more particularly described.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved display rack bracket. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view on reduced scale, showing the front of the bracket.

Referring particularly to the drawings, in carrying out my invention, I employ a bracket plate indicated at 10. This is preterably made of sheet metal and ot' rectangular configuration, although as will be understood, it may be made of any material and in any desired form. One edgc,which is the lower edge when in use,of the plate 10 is upturned as indicated at 11 to provide for a ledge for supporting the box containing the goods to be displayed. In suitable positions in the bracket plate 10, tongues 12 and 13 are stamped therefrom and turned inwardly as indicated clearly in Fig. 3. Intermediate of these tongues 12 and 13 and appreciably above the same, the tongue 14 is also stamped from the plate 10, and is also preferably curved as is shown in the drawing.

Together with the bracket plate hereinbefore described, I employ a support plate 15 which in-suitable positions is provided with out turned lugs 16 andwith an inwardly or backwardly turned upper portion 17. The tongues 12 and 13 of the bracket plate 10 are so placed as to span the outer side of the lugs 16 when these parts are placed together and these lugs and tongues are connected by a pin 18 passing through suitable holes provided in the same therefor, so as to pivotally connect the bracket plate 10 to the support plate 15, and the tongue 14 is so placed in the bracket plate 10, and the upper inturned portion 17 of the support plate 15 is of such an extent, that when the bracket plate is swung 011 the pin 18, the tongue 14 will engage the edge of the upper end 17 of the support plate 15 and pass over the same, and will latch or secure the bracket plate 10 in an inclined position as shown in Fig. 1, in which as will be understood, it is adapted to receive and support a box of .merchandise to be displayed for advertisement. The support plate 15 may be suitably connected to any base 19 by means of rivets 20 or otherwise.

The form of display rack bracket herein shown and described is particularly adapted for use in the form of display rack as shown and described in my co-pending application for an improvement in display racks, although as will be understood, the use of this bracket is not necessarily so limited.

I claim as my invention:

A support bracket comprising a fixed plate having overturned sides forming lugs and an end extension, a movable plate, an upturned edge extending along one side thereof, a pair of tongues cut from the body of. the movable plate and adapted to span the said lugs on the fixed plate, a pin for connecting the said tongues and lugs so as to pivotally mount the movable plate on the fixed plate, and a third tongue cut from the body of the movable plate and adapted when the plate is in one position to engage the said end extension of the fixed plate in order to maintain the movable plate in this position.

Signed by me this 10th day of July, 1913.

MORITZ MAYER.

lVitnesses:

BERTHA M. ALLEN, MARIE D. WOI-ILERS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. 0. 

